Official Santa Rosa Government

Your Supervisor of Elections

Tappie A. Villane was elected to the office of Supervisor of Elections in the August 2012 Primary Election, she assumed her elected position as Supervisor, January 2013.

Tappie began with the Elections Office as a Poll Worker in 2000 before joining the staff as the Poll Worker/Polling Place Coordinator. Prior to working for the Elections Office, Tappie was employed at ARC Gateway, a non-profit organization that serves people with disabilities.

Tappie is a member of the Santa Rosa, Pace, Navarre and Gulf Breeze Chambers of Commerce. She also holds a BA degree from the University of West Florida in Communication Arts. Tappie is married and has one daughter.

Duties of the Supervisor of Elections include:

Conduct all public elections in Santa Rosa County
Register voters and issue voter registration cards
Serve as a member of the canvassing board
Certify election returns to the State Elections Canvassing Commission
Maintain voter registration rolls by removing voters who are deceased, no longer live in, or for other reasons no longer are eligible to vote in Santa Rosa County
Accept absentee ballot requests and send, receive and verify absentee ballots
Qualify candidates for county offices
Receive candidate and committee campaign treasurer's reports and provide copies to the public upon request
Send advance notice of elections to voters who are overseas or in the military
Filing officer for financial disclosure reports from elected and appointed officials
Make financial disclosure reports available and provides copies upon request
Layout and print ballots
Maintain election equipment
Hire and train poll workers
Secure polling places
Maintain statistics on election results, voting history and voter registrations
Verify signatures for initiative petition and candidate qualifying by petitions
Redistricting and maintaining precinct information